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Niger Tornadoes will be hoping for maximum six points from two matches when they host FC Ifeanyi Ubah in mathday 2 of the new Premier league season on Wednesday. Both teams last met during the 2017 Aiteo Cup semi-final where the ikon Allah boys defeated the Anambra based … via The Nation...

Pep Guardiola is keen for Manchester City to sign Brazil midfielder Fred (Picture: Getty) Manchester City are working on a deal to sign Fred, with Pep Guardiola determined to beat Manchester United and Arsenal to a January move for the Brazil midfielder. Fred has emerged as a key player for...

Goal takes a look at the biggest transfer rumours from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and beyond as we head into the winter window via Goal.com News – – http://ift.tt/2DnH1eE --------------- Get More Nigeria Sports News

Zinedine Zidane and Florentino Perez want to bring 18-year-old Reiss Nelson to the Bernabeu. That’s according to Spanish outlet Don Balon who claim the youngster is held in high regard at Real. However, the La Liga champions are likely to face a battle from Paris St-Germain who also rate Nelson...

Sanchez looks likely to leave Arsenal this month with Manchester United emerging as new frontrunners in the race for the 29-year-old. Jose Mourinho’s side are confident of striking a deal that will see Sanchez move to Old Trafford and become the best-paid player in Premier League history. Real...

Arsenal forward Theo Walcott is set to have a medical at Everton within the next 24 hours before completing a move worth more than pound;20m. It seems the England international, 28, has played his last game for the Gunners, whom he joined from Southampton 12 years ago. Everton 39;s offer …...

The African Development Bank, AfDB, on Tuesday restated its commitment to Nigeria’s development and partnership, just as it identified specific programmes it plans to focus its attention on in 2018. The Bank’s Country Director, Faal Ebrima, stated this in Abuja during a media briefing to...

Chevron Corp. plans to resume drilling in Iraq’s Kurdistan as tensions between the semi-autonomous region and the federal government abate. The U.S. oil major plans to drill the Sarta 3 well north of Erbil, Chevron said in a statement Tuesday. It temporarily halted exploration work in October...

Lawrence Katken, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Nigeria National League (NNL), on Tuesday in Abuja said the league’s 2017/2018 season would start on March 3. Nigerian league Katken revealed that the competition’s organising body has adopted the abridged league system for the season. He...

Having learnt from what befell him in 2017, Olajide Omotayo refused to play to the gallery at the ITTF World Tour in Hungary as the former national junior champion took his Canadian counterpart to the cleaner in the first group match of the men’s singles. In 2017, Omotayo … via The Nation...

Arsene Wenger called Mike Dean a “disgrace” and accused the referee of dishonesty after barging into the official’s dressing room for a furious rant following Arsenal’s controversial clash with West Bromwich Albion. Arsenal manager Wenger was frustrated by Dean’s decision to give West Brom a...

Nestle to sell US confectionary business to Ferrero for $2.9 bn The post Nestle to sell US confectionary business to Ferrero for $2.9 bn appeared first on Vanguard News. via Vanguard News – http://ift.tt/2B7Z6bo Get more: Nigeria Business News

Mobile banking fraud First Bank of Nigeria Ltd., has upgraded its Internet banking solution, FirstOnline with improved features to promote and safeguard electronic banking experience of its customers. The bank in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday, said that the improved...

Earlier this month, I wrote that crypto companies are going to become investors in 2018. I didn’t quite imagine that happening as quickly as mid-January, but here we are. Ripple, the fintech startup behind the controversial XRP token, has its first investment after it backed U.S.-based storage...

IT spending projected to total $3.7 trillion in 2018. Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.7 trillion in 2018, an increase of 4.5 percent from 2017, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. "Global IT spending growth began to turn around in 2017, with continued growth … via...

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-9 Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest carrier, has announced its plans to commence direct flight thrice weekly to Geneva, Switzerland from June 3. This was disclosed in a statement by its Managing Director/ CEO, Mr Tewolde GebreMariam, on Monday in Addis Ababa and...

Global funding of solar sector hits $12.8bn in 2017 – Report Globally, corporate funding into solar sector in 2017 experienced some growth amounting to $12.8 billion which represented a 41 per cent jump over the previous year. Solar power plant This showed an increase of 41 per cent against $9.1...

Photographer: George Osodi/Bloomberg Nigeria is a country blessed with abundant natural resources, splendid flora and fauna, and an enviable concentration of human capital. Nigeria currently wears the crown of the largest oil producer in Africa and the 11th largest oil producer in the … Via...

By Musa Abdullahi Krishi A House of Representatives panel yesterday summoned members of the board of the defunct Etisalat Nigeria over the mismanagement of about N500 billion obtained from commercial banks. The committee said during a hearing with some stakeholders in the telecommunications...